orthophosphate

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What does orthophosphate mean?

Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an ordinary phosphate

Where does orthophosphate come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English phosphate English orthophosphate From ortho- + phosphate.

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